Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
450
738
834
834
730
524
470
522
614
686
607
600
594
567
527
515
432
427
371
416
411
400
390
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:28PM1.16m
11:42PM1.93m
2:19PM1.19m
00:35AM1.79m
3:09PM1.23m
1:33AM1.59m
Low Tide
6:27AM-0.58m
5:32PM0.81m
7:17AM-0.52m
6:36PM0.80m
8:06AM-0.41m
7:47PM0.79m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
13
10
11
11
11
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
184
450
738
834
834
730
524
470
522
614
686
607
600
594
567
527
515
432
427
371
416
240
214
390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
11
0.6
S
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
NW
11
Energy kJ
325
137
184
181
135
133
168
168
65
103
147
126
123
105
105
105
92
182
86
176
123
411
400
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
SSW
20
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
46
31
30
56
55
56
32
32
76
203
203
203
198
146
113
119
121
123
123
123
75
119
117
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
W
11
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
13
16
238
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
20
148
262
429
9
0
7
7
7
9
249
262
9
7
7
7
7
7
249
224
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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